Elvis Presley

Have you seen the Mary in the Morning rehearsal video on YouTube? It shows his cheeky sense of humour.

Soop I liked Willy Nelson's version too

My favourite song remains ' You were always on My Mind' I also love the film of him singing 'Jailhouse Rock'.

I also grew up loving Elvis. Colonel Parker did him no favours. Elvis was unique. He was a gentle soul. I still listen to his music. It was such a sad demise for a man who had so much to live for.

Some good taste there!

Hellogirl1 I've just asked my Google Nest to "play relaxing music," and Elvis singing "Mary in the morning" came on 🥰

Scribbles The movies are mostly awful but that was the Colonel's decision. He was the puppet master and pulled the strings unfortunately.

Love Me Tender was good, along with Flaming Star. I think Jailhouse Rock was good, but haven't seen it for many years. Blue Hawaii was fun. The others got steadily worse over the years and Elvis hated them!

I'm not EP's biggest fan. I like some of his music but most of the films, well ... meh.

The exception is Love me Tender. I expect now I'd think it corny as a field of maize but I remember watching that with my grandad on the old black & white TV set when I was about 11 or 12 and absolutely loving it. I cried buckets at the end and then felt embarrassed. I stole a look at grandad, hoping he hadn't noticed, and was astounded and touched to see him also wiping away a couple of tears. My big, tough grandad crying at a movie. Who'd have thought?
We gave each other a wobbly grin and it was never, ever referred to but the title song will still make me cry if it catches me unawares.

In the late 1960s my friend and I wanted to chain ourselves to the railing outside Graceland and wait for Elvis to come out. He would then take us inside....of course! 💖💖

As we were penniless teenagers this was not possible....of course! 😞

Mary In The Morning is a beautiful song. My parents too my best friend and me to see That’s The Way It Is at the Ritz Leicester Square in 1971, it’s my favourite Elvis album and so very well played!

I love Elvis….trouble and American trilogy are just a couple of my faves….
I always thought if he married me he’d be alive today, I’d keep him on the straight and narrow 😅

I was a great Elvis fan back in the day.

My parents bought me a radiogram, and an Elvis 78rpm record was the first I bought.

I have many favourite Elvis songs, such as Suspicious Minds, If I Can Dream, American Trilogy, Peace in the Valley, Wooden Heart ... too many to mention.

He had an amazing voice and so good looking. He deserved the title of King.

I was so shocked when he died so young. There will never be another like him. My Mum loved him so much we played ‘You were always on My Mind’ at her funeral.

For many years, an Elvis fan was the cleaner & attendant at the basement Ladies' loo in the Natural History Museum ( next to the designated picnic space). I used to go regularly, and although I'm not the greatest Elvis fan (sorry!) but loved that it was just such an amazing space full of memorabilia - so unexpected, eccentric and fun!
I think it was about 20 years ago that I went and found it gone (the Elvis stuff, not the loo!). There was no attendant. I asked at reception, but of course, no-one knew what I was talking about!

Visited Graceland a few years back, also his humble home in Tupelo and the Sam Phillips recording studio where he first started recording. I remember feeling a great a sense of sadness that he had died so young.

Have listened to ‘Mary in the Morning’…..jury’s out. 😂

WOW! I never expected so many replies to my post last night, lovely to hear that Elvis still has so many admirers. He had a lovely voice...............but those looks!!

Yes, I still love Elvis - some of his songs are sublime. I never used to like him, funnily enough, until he died when I was 15. My mum was a huge fan of his (perhaps I was taking a stand against my mum's taste). I remember her coming in my room to tell me he'd died and I felt so sad - from that moment I've adored him.

My favourite songs are You Were Always on My Mind, and Marie's The Name.

But my favourite film is Charro because he was just so flippin' gorgeous in it. He took my breath away. Elvis with a beard! (The film itself was dire, however)

Streaky

Another big Elvis fan here. I only know Glen Campbell’s version of Mary in the Morning which I love, so I will definitely search for the Elvis version.

I can also recommend the Joe Longthorne version.

My youngest son went to America earlier in the year and visited elvis’s house he is now completely smitten with elvis’s music. I listened to him in the 70’smore rod Stewart fan but my brothers all loved him.

Another big Elvis fan here. I only know Glen Campbell’s version of Mary in the Morning which I love, so I will definitely search for the Elvis version.

I was never a big fan of Elvis (or anyone else for that matter!) until I heard “In the Ghetto”. Heartbreaking! I heard that it was his favourite song, but I’m not sure how true that is…

Chestnut However, I also love Flaming Star because young Elvis put in a great acting performance as a young man torn between two cultures. He had a white father and Native American mother and was rejected by both sides. Excellent movie if anyone hasn't seen it.

Me too! I saw it with a schoolfriend when I was about 12 and fell in love with Elvis. It's a pity his good acting talents weren't put to better use with his later films.

He had outstanding looks and charisma, and a wonderful voice. I can still remember the day the news broke that he had died..... far too young.

I can't think of a favourite song as I love all of them for different reasons.

I didn't like the first half of the Elvis movie because it was much too Hollywood and fake. I'd rather have had a realistic portrayal of his early life. The second half was better because his life was a performance by then. Austin Butler was great but I almost wish they'd made the movie about 30 years ago without all the CGI.

I agree Polk Salad Annie was fabulous! Like everything else, it's on You Tube!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4csFnpZXek

Down in Louisiana, where the alligators grow so mean
Lived a girl, that I swear to the world
Made the alligators look tame 😂

Always on my mind reduces me to tears these days.
Loved the films when I was younger - Dad got free cinema tickets and I’d get the bus to his shop straight from school and we’d go to see the latest one.
DD2 always says a young Elvis was indecently beautiful,